![]() The first words entrusted to paper by this elusive voice clearly set the tone for the rest of the novel: “I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces” (p. The narrative is built around a coerced confession: the protagonist-who will remain unnamed for the entire novel-is, in fact, engaged in a session of self-criticism that, as will be revealed only toward the end of the book, has been going on for a year already. ![]() Moreover, it questions long-held beliefs by probing the issue of representation at its very core. In doing so, the novel explores complex problems relating to identity, allegiances, and politics. 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winner The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen has been widely acclaimed for introducing American and Western readers to the other side of the story-or history-by retelling the well-known narrative of the Vietnam War from another perspective, namely that of the Vietnamese in the aftermath of the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The February session will cover race, justice and mass incarceration in the United States. The museum’s Black History Month celebration also features the digital return of one of its signature programs, A Seat at the Table, an interactive program for participants to consider challenging questions about race, identity and economic justice over a meal. They will be joined by several contributors to the book, including Herb Boyd, City University of New York Kali Nicole Gross, Emory University Peniel Joseph, University of Texas and Annette Gordon Reed, Harvard University. In this discussion moderated by Mary Elliott, the museum’s curator of American slavery, Kendi and Blain will focus on slavery, reconstruction and segregation and their continuing impact on the United States. Blain on their newly released book Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019, a 10-part book spanning 400 years of African American history. 2 with a book discussion with authors and scholars Ibram X. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is offering a wide range of digital programs for all ages this February. ![]() ![]() She moved to the United States when she was two, and grew up in the suburbs before studying in New York and Boston. Lahiri’s own story incorporates several of these themes: she was born in London in 1967 to Bengali parents who had migrated from Calcutta. ![]() Lahiri’s work could be read as being focused on the issue of language and identity, amongst other concerns such as migration, family, social relations, place, and belonging. In approaching these issues, I will look at how realism is made, the role of the tourist, and the archipelagic relations of place in Lahiri’s writing. It is useful to think through Lahiri’s own perspectives on writing, to read the title story with historical attentiveness, and to suggest some of its implications for world literature today. ![]() The book went on to sell 600,000 copies and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000. It was twenty years ago when Jhumpa Lahiri published her landmark book of short stories, The Interpreter of Maladies. ![]() All that changed when Alex, recovering in a hospital bed from an horrific violent incident, woke to see a dean from Yale there to offer her a full ride at the school. The Greys made her life a misery, one that she’d tried escaping by becoming a drug using–and dealing–high school dropout. None of them see ghosts.Īlex can not only see ghosts–Greys–she can interact with them. None of them however have the talent that garners Galaxy “Alex” Stern, the protagonist of Leigh Bardugo’s splendid novel Ninth House, entry into New Haven’s hallowed halls. ![]() Over 35,000 applied to the famed Ivie–those accepted were likely the rock stars of their high schools with sky-high SATs and absurdly impressive resumes. ![]() The 1800 freshman matriculated at Yale University are likely a storied bunch. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not only is he smart that way, but I’m about as easy to read as a billboard. Jacob must have figured out that I could skate before we even got out on the ice. Millennium Park was insanely cold, but it was gorgeous. All the bare trees along Michigan Avenue had been wrapped in white Christmas lights, and the whole Chicago skyline blazed behind them. I had a crush on the goalie.) And what I didn’t know was that the ice rink would look so cool after sunset. What Jacob didn’t know was that I’d played pee-wee hockey the winter I was eleven. But nowhere near as surprised as he was when I told him I thought it was a great idea. So I was a little surprised when Jacob suggested that we take a trip downtown to go ice skating. I’m the last guy in the world who cares about sports, whether we’re talking about the Cubs, Sox, Bulls or Bears, or for that matter anything even remotely athletic. Right-click to download MP3, left-click to play - free (8 minutes)įind the entire Ps圜op series in audio too! Excerpt This flash fiction does stand alone and may be enjoyed without reading the series. Heard of the Ps圜op series, interested in m/m fiction, but never tried it? Take a taste of Victor and his sexy boyfriend, Jacob, whose smoldering good looks threaten to melt the ice rink where they're skating. Thaw offers a rare glimpse of him off the clock. Cover artist: Jordan Castillo Price - see larger coverįree with newsletter signup at Prolific WorksĪs a psychic homicide investigator, Victor Bayne doesn't get much time to relax. ![]() ![]() I read The Coldest Winter Everabout 10 years ago and all I remember is that it was ahhh-mazing! With that said, A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story is not a sequel – this book has very little to do with Winter, Porsche’s older sister. ![]() This was a fun read! It was a bit slow in the beginning or first 150 pages, but it got better. Sister Souljah’s soulful writing will again move your heart and open your eyes to a shocking reality. In A Deeper Love Inside, readers will encounter their favorite characters from The Coldest Winter Ever, including Winter and Midnight. Unselfishly, she pushes to get back everything that ever belonged to her loving family. Porsche- unique, young and beautiful – cries as much as she fights and uses whatever she has to reclaim her status. ![]() Passionate and loyal to the extreme, Porsche refuses to accept her new life in group homes, foster care and juvenile detention after her wealthy family is torn apart. A natural born hustler, Porsche is also cut from the same cloth as her father, the infamous Ricky Santiaga. ![]() Frighteningly fierce, raw, and filled with completely unpredictability, this coming-of-age adventure is woven with emotional intensity.Ī Deeper Love Inside is written in the words of Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s sharp-tongued, quick-witted younger sister. Porsche worships Winter. At last, mega-bestselling author Sister Souljah delivers the stunning sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever that fans have been eagerly waiting for. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s one of those books that you won’t want to put down. From the very start, both of these main characters stories broke my heart. River Wild was a quick read for me, but it wasn’t an easy one. To receive an email when Samantha releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter. With over a million books sold, her titles have appeared in countless bestseller lists, and are currently translated into ten languages. ![]() She has also written paranormal romances, The Bringer and The Alexandra Jones Series. She is the author of contemporary romances, The Storm Series, The Revved Series, The Wardrobe Series, The Gods Series, and standalones, Trouble, When I Was Yours, The Ending I Want, Unsuitable, Under Her, River Wild, Dead Pretty, The Two Week Stand and Sacking the Quarterback which was written with James Patterson. Samantha Towle is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.Ī native of Hull, she lives in East Yorkshire with her husband, their son and daughter, and three large furbabies. ![]() ![]() Thirty-five’s a bit late for me to realize I’m not straight, though, right? And I have big dreams that won’t fit on Whispering Key, anyway – dreams that do not include tying myself to a tiny island stuck in the past or to a man who refuses to think about the future. And I definitely didn’t expect Fenn Reardon, the island’s incredibly attractive, incredibly infuriating, incredibly male resident tour guide, to become the one person I can’t live without. ![]() I didn’t expect legends about shipwrecks and buried treasure. I didn’t expect the people here to be so charming and crazy and welcoming and real. ![]() I didn’t expect to find the resort falling apart. Private doctor on a swanky island with a posh resort? Check.īut from the moment I set foot on this island, nothing went according to plan. ![]() To show the world Mason Bloom could be more than a small-town doctor living a medium-sized life. This title may be downloaded from Audible via Amazon. ![]() ![]() Free copies of the book are available for all attendees. The events are free and open to the public. Hall will appear at two events on the Tulane campus to discuss the book, illustrated by New Orleans artist Hugo Martinez, and this spring’s Black Studies Book Club selection. Hall is “a historian, granddaughter of slaves and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery.” The New York Times Book Review described the book, which is part graphic novel and part memoir, as “powerful.” Wake “is operating in the wake of slavery, and in a state of being awake to the past, a process Hall frames as both devastating and grounding.”Īccording to the book’s publisher, Simon and Schuster, Dr. That’s the impetus behind the book, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-led Slave Revolts by Dr. The past is gone but we still live in its wake. ![]() 'Wake' has been described as part graphic novel, part memoir. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meet Gary Taubes (He’s Got Your Back + Your Fat). Somehow I persuaded him to meet me for a long and lovely low-carb lunch last week. He wrote a superb book, provocatively titled: Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It. Fortunately for us, Gary is a journalist with the highest integrity when it comes to scientific scrutiny and evidential hierarchy. He’s not a CEO or COO with an expensive ghostwriter. ![]() You know how I do the happy dance when folks understand and follow best evidence. ![]() There’s an intrepid guide who cuts through the noise and tells us where we stand and what to do, based on best evidence. It turns out that the answer to why we get fat may be all wrong. Not sure you’ve noticed that there’s a ton of noise on this topic, yet there shouldn’t be. Sara’s Book Club with that question, plus many excellent answers and solutions.įirst, the backstory on why we get fat (and whom I listen to). What if everything you know about why we get fat is wrong? We are kicking off the start of my new (and FREE!) Dr. ![]() |
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